Bussy-le-Grand
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Bussy-le-Grand is a commune
in the Côte-d'Or
department in eastern France
.
, a general under Napoleon was born in the village. The Château de Bussy-Rabutin
, home of the 17th-century courtier and writer Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
, is located within the commune.
The American painter Douglas Gorsline
(1913-1985) lived in the village for twenty years.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...
department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
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Personalities
Jean-Andoche JunotJean-Andoche Junot
Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duke of Abrantès was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.-Early life:...
, a general under Napoleon was born in the village. The Château de Bussy-Rabutin
Château de Bussy-Rabutin
The Château de Bussy-Rabutin, also known as Château de Bussy-le-Grand, is located in the commune of Bussy-le-Grand, in the Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne, eastern France.-History:...
, home of the 17th-century courtier and writer Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy , commonly known as Bussy-Rabutin, was a French memoirist. He was the cousin and frequent correspondent of Madame de Sévigné....
, is located within the commune.
The American painter Douglas Gorsline
Douglas Gorsline
Douglas W. Gorsline was an American painter and writer who wasborn in Rochester, New York. He attended Yale School of Art and the Art Students League of New York....
(1913-1985) lived in the village for twenty years.